Chocolate Cake
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INGREDIENTS 2 cups sugar
1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggsPreheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add buttermilk, shortening and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds or until well blended, scaping side of bowl once. Beat on high speed 2 minutes more, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
Add eggs; beat 2 minutes more, scraping bowl once. Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) round or square cake pans OR 1 (13 x 9-inch) cake pan. Pour batter evenly into pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes for 8-inch round or square cakes or 35 to 40 minutes for 13 x 9-inch cake. Cakes are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Loosen sides of cake layers from pans with knife or metal spatula. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.